I Need My Girl

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"I Need My Girl"
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Single by The National
from the album Trouble Will Find Me
ReleasedFebruary 3, 2014 (2014-02-03)
Recorded2012-13
Genre Indie rock
Length4:05
Label 4AD
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The National singles chronology
"Sea of Love"
(2013)		"I Need My Girl"
(2014)		"The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness"
(2017)

"I Need My Girl" is a song written by Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Bryan Devendorf and Scott Devendorf of the American alternative rock band The National. The song was originally recorded by the band in 2013 for their sixth studio album, Trouble Will Find Me , where it appears as the tenth track. An "I Need My Girl" promotional single was released to European radio in November 2013, American radio in January 2014 and British radio in March 2014, becoming the fifth release by the band in promotion of Trouble Will Find Me. The song has featured in the movie Entourage and on episodes of the television shows The Mindy Project and You .

Contents

Track listings

Digital download [1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Need My Girl" Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Bryan Devendorf, Scott DevendorfA Dessner, B Dessner4:05
2."Learning" Mike Hadreas A Dessner, B Dessner3:01
Total length:7:06
European promotional single [2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Need My Girl" Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Bryan Devendorf, Scott DevendorfA Dessner, B Dessner4:07
UK promotional single [3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Need My Girl" (Radio Edit)Berninger, A Dessner, B Dessner, B Devendorf, S DevendorfA Dessner, B Dessner 

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [2] 34
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [4] 35

Release history

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